1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Cologne
Country West Germany
Nations22
Athletes171
Dates2–10 May

The Men's 1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Cologne, West Germany from May 5 to May 12, 1979. The 23rd edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters [1] from across many European countries participated in the competition. [2] [3]

Contents

The Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) and Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) categories were contested for the first time. [2]

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Shamil Sabirov
Soviet Union
Flag of East Germany.svg Dietmar Geilich
East Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg András Rózsa
Hungary

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Georgi Georgiev
Bulgaria

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Średnicki
Poland
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Daniel Radu
Romania
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexandr Dugarov
Soviet Union

Flag of East Germany.svg Frank Kegebein
East Germany

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolay Khraptsov
Soviet Union
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Dimitar Pekhlivanov
Bulgaria
Flag of Germany.svg Georg Vlachos
West Germany

Flag of Ireland.svg Philip Sutcliffe Snr
Ireland

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Rybakov
Soviet Union
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Chacho Andreykovski
Bulgaria
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Przybylski
Poland

Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Russollilo
Italy

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Demyanenko
Soviet Union
Flag of Germany.svg Rene Weller
West Germany
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Dragomir
Romania

Flag of East Germany.svg Richard Nowakowski
East Germany

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Serik Konakbayev
Soviet Union
Flag of Italy.svg Patrizio Oliva
Italy
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Caroly Hajnal
Romania

Flag of East Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Krueger
East Germany

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Müller
West Germany
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sreten Mirković
Yugoslavia
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Budusan
Romania

Flag of Finland.svg Kalevi Kosunen
Finland

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miodrag Perunović
Yugoslavia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Savchenko
Soviet Union
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Rostislav Osička
Czechoslovakia

Flag of Germany.svg Markus Intlekofer
West Germany

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Finland.svg Tarmo Uusivirta
Finland
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Valentin Silaghi
Romania
Flag of East Germany.svg Manfred Gebauer
East Germany

Flag of Hungary.svg Laszlo Pem
Hungary

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Albert Nikolyan
Soviet Union
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Tadija Kačar
Yugoslavia
Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Skrzecz
Poland

Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Giorgica Donici
Romania

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Evgeny Gorstkov
Soviet Union
Flag of East Germany.svg Werner Kohnert
East Germany
Flag of Sweden.svg Roger Andersson
Sweden

Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ion Cernat
Romania

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Hussing
West Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Somodi
Hungary
Flag of East Germany.svg Jürgen Fanghänel
East Germany

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Khoren Indzheyan
Soviet Union

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)71210
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)2125
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  SFR Yugoslavia 1203
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1023
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1012
6Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0257
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)0257
8Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0213
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0123
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0112
11Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (13 entries)12122448
Source: [3]

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References

  1. 23rd European championships in Cologne (FRG) 5-12 May 1979
  2. 1 2 "23.European Championships - Cologne, FRG - May 5–12, 1979" . Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  3. 1 2 "Boxing". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2012-01-23.